Given name & surname
Mathias
“gift of God”·“a gift from God”
Mathias is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mathias is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Mathias has a related form in Matthias. Matthias has been associated with Hebrew and Aramaic naming traditions. Mathias is a variant of Matthew. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mathias developed from Matthias. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mathias developed from Ματθίας.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mathias through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,544
- 15,544 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,087 babies
- 2025
- 1,087
- #312 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,087 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 312 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (178). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,628 as a first name in 2020; 8,481 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mathias’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mathias developed from the Latin form Matthias. Mathias has a related form in Matthew. In Norwegian usage, Mathias has a conventional equivalent in the English form Matthew.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mathias has relatives in 13 languages.
14 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 41
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Mateoequivalent
- Matteoequivalent
- Mathewequivalent
- Mateusequivalent
- Mattiaequivalent
- Mathieuequivalent
- Matveyequivalent
- Matthieuequivalent
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- Mateuszequivalent
- Mattiequivalent
- Mateuequivalent
- Mateequivalent
- Matijaequivalent
- Matthijsequivalent
- Mathijsequivalent
- Matejequivalent
- Madisequivalent
- MaciejPolish
- Мацвейequivalent
- Mazhevequivalent
- Matíasequivalent
- Matīssequivalent
- Matsveiequivalent
- Matiesequivalent
- Maffeoequivalent
- Матвейequivalent
- Matyášequivalent
- Mathiassen“son of” surname · Norwegian Bokmål
- Mathiasen“son of” surname · Danish
- Matityahuequivalent
- Mazzeoequivalent
- Matjažequivalent
- מתתיהוequivalent
- Matfijequivalent
- Matfeiequivalent
- Analequivalent
- Matthäusequivalent
- Matúšequivalent
- MátyásHungarian
- Ματθίαςroot · Ancient Greek
- MatthíasIcelandic
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mathias
- Mathias RustGerman amateur aviator and activistborn 1968
- Mathias JørgensenDanish association football player (born 1990)
- Mathias JensenDanish association football player (born 1996)
- Mathias ÉnardFrench writer, translator, and university teacher (born 1972)
- Mathias GidselDanish handball player (born 1999)
- Mathias LessortFrench basketball player (born 1995)
- Mathias BoeDanish badminton playerborn 1980
- Mathias Frankroad bicycle racerborn 1986
- Mathias NormannNorwegian association football playerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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